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    Quail Eyes Filling With Mucous; What To Give?

    Do you think it is worth getting a state vet out to test for Mycoplasma gallisepticum, or just treat symptoms and hope it isn't?
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    Quail Eyes Filling With Mucous; What To Give?

    They live in a giant 100+ gallon aquarium (quailarium?), so I guess probably not good airflow from the side - they have a screen over the top. There have been no new birds added, though I am expecting around 200 chicks in a week from my incubators, which is part of what makes me nervous and want...
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    Quail Eyes Filling With Mucous; What To Give?

    Hi everyone, I have two quail (one of which is our favorite, of course) that have had one of their eyes start filling with a mucous-like substance- this causes them to keep that eye closed, though they seem to be able to open it at times. They are probably slightly more lethargic than the...
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    Is This Gapeworm?

    Here’s a link to a video example of the ‘gaping’ behavior: I’ve noticed I have at least one Barred Rock pullet yawning or gaping, and stretching her throat. I’ve also observed my quail panting, even though they’re not in all that warm an environment. Three questions: 1. Is this likely...
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    Ended Official BYC Caption Contest - 05-28-20 - Pic by Taylorpolly

    "Wait... I have feet?!"
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    In Search of a Website

    So, I am pretty certain I am not losing my mind here - a couple weeks ago, I came across a website that had a pretty good sale going on for poultry feeders and waterers - I think a quart base was like 99 cents to $1.99. It was one of the bigger hatcheries, IIRC - something along the lines of...
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    ISO guinea eggs

    JM Hatchery has the best price that I've seen! I was considering ordering from them, but then discovered some locally in Virginia.
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    Tips?

    Lockdown is generally done 3 days before hatching—remove them from the turners, and lay them flat in the incubator floor or hatch tray, depending what you have, on a non-skid surface—shelf liner is great. Stop turning the eggs completely at this point, as the chick will be orientating itself to...
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    Incubators- Hatchrite & Nature Form

    I assume they’re pickup only? If not, what would freight be on one of those beasts?
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    Little Giant Incubator mods/temp controller help

    Here’s the kit I went with. Separate wall plug, it doesn’t attach in to the incubator electrical. https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F271545542674 How’d you convert down to 12v for the computer fan?
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    Little Giant Incubator mods/temp controller help

    I do wonder if there would be some way to bring the elements on for longer per time at lower power, as the temperature seems to violently swing one way or the other. I also wish it had tighter controls than 1 degree.
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    Little Giant Incubator mods/temp controller help

    Hi! I’m in my first test run with an STC-1000 controller and a $20 eBay fan kit. Both were super easy to install. I’ll go look for the link to the post I followed to show me how. I’m not completely certain it is precise enough yet. My ‘air’ thermometers all say I’ve been perfectly in range for...
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    Not sure which thermometer to trust.

    Definitely make certain that all your thermometers are at the same (egg) level in the incubator - a still-air incubator can vary by several degrees from the top to the bottom of the egg. You may have to adjust it now that they are not as close to the heating element as they were when in the turner.
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